Giants Designate Jake Dunning

The Giants have designated right-handed reliever Jake Dunning for assignment, tweets Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. The move creates room on the active roster for Joe Panik.

Last season, the 25-year-old Dunning contributed a 2.84 ERA, 5.68 K/9, and 3.91 BB/9 over 25 and one-third innings. This year, he made just one appearance for the big league club, walking one batter and unleashing two wild pitches in just two-thirds of an inning. Dunning also struggled in the minors this season with a 5.88 ERA. His fastball averaged 87.7 mph in his lone major league appearance, down over two mph from his average velocity last year.